History News Desk!! Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to the service of lepers and orphans, was honored with the country’s highest civilian honor ‘Bharat Ratna’ on January 25, 1980. Mother Teresa founded an organization called ‘Missionaries of Charity’ to help the needy. The sequential details of other major events recorded on the date of January 25 in the history of the country and the world are as follows:-
Important events of 25 January
2015 – Miss Colombia Polina Vega became Miss Universe 2014. 2010 – Hotels were targeted by bomb blasts in three mini buses in Iraq’s capital Baghdad. At least 36 people were killed and 71 others were injured. 2009- Central Government announced Padmashree and Padmabhushan awards. 2008 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati approved the Ganga Expressway project. The government announced the award of Padma Vibhushan to 13 people for the year 2008. Pakistan Army successfully tested Shaheen-I (Hatf-4), a medium-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. 2006 – LTTE chief Prabhakaran agrees to talks in Geneva. 2005 – More than 300 died in a stampede at a goddess temple in Satara, Maharashtra. 2004 – Spacecraft Opportunity successfully landed on Mars. 2003 – China’s pro-democracy leader Feng Ju was deported. 2002 Arjun Singh became the first ‘Air Marshal’ of the Indian Air Force. 98 including two American MPs were announced to be awarded Padma Awards. 1994 – Türkiye’s first telecommunications satellite ‘Turksat I’ fell into the Atlantic Ocean. 1992 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced the removal of deployed nuclear missiles targeting American cities. 1991 – The leaders of Serbia and Croatia met to resolve tensions in Yugoslavia. 1983- Announcement of honoring Acharya Vinoba Bhave with Bharat Ratna. 1980 – Mother Teresa was awarded Bharat Ratna. 1975 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the President of Bangladesh. 1971 – Himachal Pradesh was declared a full state. 1969 – Peace talks begin in Paris between America and North Vietnam. 1959 – Britain signs a trade agreement with East Germany. 1952 – There was a dispute between France and Germany regarding the administration of Saar. 1882 – Virginia Woolf was born. 1874 – British litterateur Somerset Maugham was born. 1839 – 10,000 people died in an earthquake in Chile. 1831 – The Parliament of Poland declared independence. 1755 – Moscow University was established. 1579 – The Dutch Republic is established. 1565 – Vijayanagara Empire was destroyed in the battle of Tellikota.
people born on january 25
1960 – Kaushal Kishore – Bharatiya Janata Party politician and MP of the 16th Lok Sabha. 1958 – Kavita Krishnamurthy – one of the famous playback singers of Indian cinema. 1930 – Rajendra Awasthi – India’s famous litterateur, journalist and editor of ‘Kadambini Patrika’. 1894 – Parshuram Mishra – was a famous botanist and educationist of India. 1824 – Michael Madhusudan Dutt – famous poet of Bengali language.
Died on 25th January
2019 – Krishna Sobti – Famous writer, who gave unmatched freshness and energy to the Hindi narrative language with her unique talent. 2001 – Vijayaraje Scindia – was a famous leader of ‘Bharatiya Janata Party’. 1999 – G. Yes. Swail – was the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha of India. 1969 – Ananta Singh – was one of the famous revolutionaries of India. 1953- Nalini Ranjan Sarkar – was an Indian businessman, industrialist, economist and public leader. 1918- William Wedderburn – President of the Indian National Congress.
Important occasions and celebrations of 25 January
International Custom and Excise Day Himachal Pradesh Foundation Day National Voter’s Day
